Professor Suisheng (Sam) Zhao, Executive Director of the Center for China-U.S. Cooperation, joined a number of his colleagues and met with His Holiness the Dalai Lama and his newly elected cabinet on July 16. The meeting included the introduction to the newly elected head of the Tibetan government in exile, Lobsang Sangay.  This meeting was of special important due to the Dalai Lama’s previous announcement that he will focus his sole attention on spiritual leadership and relinquish his role as political leader. Professor Zhao and a few of his colleagues have been meeting with His Holiness and his China Task Force regularly to exchange views on mutually interested issues.

Learn more about the Center for China-U.S. Cooperation at the Josef Korbel School of International Studies